Benicia Police Log: Armed Robbery on East Fifth Street

This is the crime bulletin for Thursday, August 16, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

12:38 a.m.: There was a report of loud music coming from a a residence on Clearview.  When officers arrived the music was off and no one answered the door.

9:51 a.m.: Officers spoke to the people involved in a tenant dispute on Bayshore Road.

11:29 a.m.: A resident on Dorset failed to turn off the burglar alarm in a timely fashion.

12:08 p.m.: Officers documented an alleged hit and run on East B Street.

12:17 p.m.: A resident on West L Street failed to turn off the burglar alarm in a timely fashion.

6:20 p.m.: A business on East Fifth Street asked for police assistance in dealing with an unruly customer.

7:15 p.m.: A resident on East Third Street failed to turn off the burglar alarm in a timely fashion.

8:40 p.m.: Police successfully located a person who had been reported missing earlier in the day.  The person was found on Columbus Parkway.

9:01 p.m.: Officers spoke to the people who were in Alvarez Park after hours.

9:28 p.m.: Officers spoke to the people who were in a Rose Drive area park after hours.

10:58 p.m.: There was an armed robbery at the Fast and Easy Mart on East Fifth Street.

Editor’s Note:  Even though I inject a bit of humor into these police logs, please remember, the men and women whose job it is to protect us rarely find it funny when they are approaching a drunk person or a building where the alarm is going off.

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